Number of pages: 32Publisher: Scholastic (USA)​First published in: 2002Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? YesIs this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Ten Timid Ghosts)

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﻿Synopsis by the author/publisherJennifer O'Connell's amusing ghosts are back in this sequel to her first book, Ten Timid Ghosts. As the ghosts prepare for Christmas, they hear, see, and smell strange things in the air that night. Is someone coming? Is that a sleigh in the sky? Count from one to ten with the ghosts as they learn about the magical spirit of Christmas!

“Three timid ghosts on a Christmas night - Waiting and watching by candlelight. They heard a clatter and a "ho, ho, ho" - From up on the rooftop out in the snow.”

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